The Bundesliga is quickly changing into accustomed to the beforehand uncommon “Lupenreiner” hat-trick. The German “flawless” hat-trick is simply awarded when a participant scores three objectives in a single half, uninterrupted by another objectives from a participant on both group.
It shocked actually no Germans when English scoring-machine Harry Kane collected his first “Lupenreiner” in a matchday seven encounter with VfB Stuttgart this season. When Kane recorded one other “Lupenreiner” towards Augsburg on matchday 11, the information was largely greeted with a shrug.
A participant of Kane’s caliber – to not point out penalty taking abilities – was certain to start out raking on this honour quickly sufficient. In fact, it merely got here as a shock that the Englishman didn’t accomplish the feat in his first season with German file champions Bayern Munich.
Issues did get slightly unusual in the direction of the top of the calendar yr, nevertheless, when VfL Bochum attacker Myron Boadu
Issues have now acquired stranger nonetheless
Augsburg attacking-midfielder Alexis Claude Maurice grew to become the primary participant in his membership’s historical past to ever full a high flight “Lupenreiner” in The Fuggerstädter are at present of their 14th yr within the Bundesliga.
FCA head coach Jess Thorup and BMG coach Gerardo Seoane each paid their respects. Augsburg at the moment are unbeaten in seven successive league fixtures and successfully solely 4 extra league factors away from securing their fifteenth straight yr of Bundesliga soccer.
“I misplaced my voice shouting at half-time,” Thorup stated in his publish match interview with Sky Germany. “We did higher after the break, managed the sport and created probabilities; particularly Alexis. He did brilliantly.”
“We’ve seen how good Claude-Maurice is in at hitting areas,” Seoane stated at his publish match press convention. “The three objectives communicate for themselves.”
“It’s an honour for me to be the primary Augsburg participant to attain a flawless hat-trick within the Bundesliga,” the participant himself added within the combined zone. “We remained affected person after which scored the decisive objectives.”
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